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A giant marine predator, once believed to roam only the seas, may have also inhabited ancient rivers 66 million years ago.

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Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a "luxuriously decorated cabin" and a team of 20 rowers ...

Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ is every bit as attractive an embodiment of natural beauty as the prized gemstone itself.

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The bonebed contains the 21-million-year-old remains of sea cows, sharks, barracuda-like fish, prehistoric dolphins and sea ...

From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

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